Fashion & Beauty Ethos: DIY Black Tie Mani

Something about this mani reminds me of a woman's tuxedo. The black adds a bit of masculinity, while the lace pattern gives it a dainty feel. This took little-to-no time to complete [20 minutes to paint and design], and the design is very forgiving in case you happen to mess up a little bit. - I used a toothpick for the design because it is much easier to control versus those long, thin, nail art brushes. 

Tip: When making the diagonal stripe, start from the cuticle area, and drag the brush down in one stroke. Don't lift the brush off the nail until you reach the end. This helps you make a straight line.  

You Will Need:

Base Coat: I used Essie Base Coat

Mauve Base Color: I used O.P.I "Barefoot in Barcelona"

Black Accent Color: I used Rimmel "Black Satin"

Black Striping Color

White Striping Color

Top Coat

Toothpick

Apply base-coat; this is important when using black, as it helps prevent staining. 

Paint your nails with your base color, then draw a diagonal line with your black nail art polish

Fill in the lines with the black polish 

With a toothpick, make a half-circle near the base of the black polish

Make the tiny half circles all the way down the base of the black polish

This is what the finished lace pattern should look like

Using your toothpick and white nail art polish, add white dots near the base of each arc

Seep each nail with top coat and you're good to go!

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Fashion & Beauty Ethos: DIY Art Deco Manicure

This is more than likely the easiest, fuss free nail design I have done to date. Truthfully, I attempted another design prior to this that was an epic fail, so I played around with designs until I came up with this one. I am pretty pleased, you can swap the colors and make Cheetah print nails, or throw some glitter polish to add more of an edge. The good thing about this quick mani is that you don't have to be good at drawing to nail this design, all you need is a steady hand. 

You Will Need:

Base Coat

Main Nail Color [I used Done Out In Deco - OPI]

Darker Accent Color - For larger spots [I used Over The Taupe - OPI]

Lighter Accent Color - For smaller center dots [I used Java Mauve-A - OPI]

Top Coat
Small Paintbrush

1. Paint your nails with a basecoat; my favorite is the protein basecoat from Essie. 

2. Paint your nails with (1) coat of your main color

3. Using a small paintbrush, lightly apply dots of various sizes on each nail with your darker accent color

4. While the darker dots are still wet, lightly apply a smaller dot in the center of the larger dot using a lighter accent color - Allow nails to dry for 15-25 minutes, then apply a top coat! 

5. Enjoy your new nails!

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